Both my parents have a fear of heights, or at least they claim to. They have never tried climbing before and they have no desire to try. Climbing wasn’t on their radar at all, so when a 13 year old me comes home excited to share my first experience climbing at the school gymnasium they weren’t exactly impressed. Nevertheless, they drove me to the local climbing wall every Monday night for years.
Here is where my journey as a climber started.
I wouldn’t say I had natural climbing talent. But I did excel at athletics, running, and swimming. I favoured individual sports - which is another way of saying I liked control.
